Melbourne younger gun Jacob van Rooyen is going through a two-match suspension over the excessive contact that led to Gold Coast’s Charlie Ballard being taken off the bottom on a stretcher.
Ballard was damage however not concussed within the final-quarter incident at Heritage Bank Stadium on Saturday night time.
Van Rooyen appeared to make a real try at spoiling the ball within the marking contest.
But he caught Ballard excessive and his motion was nonetheless thought of careless conduct and excessive influence by AFL match overview officer Michael Christian.
The grading resulted in a two-match ban that can not be decreased with an early responsible plea.
If he would not mount a profitable problem, van Rooyen’s suspension would price him the spot within the group he has held since his spectacular debut in spherical three.
The 20-year-old – a first-round draft decide final yr – has kicked 11 objectives in six senior matches.
Geelong’s Brad Close and Hawthorn’s Tyler Brockman are each going through one-match bans for tough conduct.
The pair have been cited over harmful tackles on Adelaide’s Jordan Dawson and Fremantle’s Brandon Walker respectively.
Both incidents have been assessed as careless conduct, medium influence and excessive contact.
Adelaide’s Rory Laird can settle for a $2000 positive for tough conduct on Geelong’s Tanner Bruhn.
Port Adelaide ahead Junior Rioli faces a nervous look ahead to Sunday’s match overview findings after his excessive contact with Jordan Ridley behind play led to the Essendon defender being substituted out of Sunday’s Adelaide Oval contest.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
